Accretion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈkriːʃn|
Brit.
|əˈkriːʃ(ə)n|
noun
- an increase by natural growth or addition (syn: accumulation)
- something contributing to growth or increase
- (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
- (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
- (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
- something contributing to growth or increase
he scraped away the accretions of paint
the central city surrounded by recent accretions
- (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gasesthe central city surrounded by recent accretions
- (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
- (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
- (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
Extra examples
There was an accretion of ice on the car's windshield.
The question arises as to whether the accretion of more powers is the answer.
Word forms
noun
singular: accretion
plural: accretions
singular: accretion
plural: accretions
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